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Let Me In star Chloe Moretz has just signed onto her latest project, an adaptation of the Dark Horse comic book Emily the Strange, according to Deadline New York. Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to the Dark Horse graphic novel by Rob Reger. Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg are producing the new movie along with Rob Reger. Here’s what Rob Reger told the site about Chloe Moretz’s casting: The story centers around the title character, a 13-year-old girl with a unique sense of style and behavior....

Tom Hanks has drawn some praise with his performance as Col. Tom Parker in Elvis, but not everyone is convinced by the portrayal. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the movie is not a traditional musician biopic as it’s a film that explores Elvis Presley’s rise through the eyes of his manager. Hanks looks almost unrecognizable in the role, and to play Col. Parker, the actor also employed a unique accent. Per Variety, Col....

Columbus Day is one of those movies whose whose ideas, themes and narrative are all in the right place but at the end of the day it just doesn’t add up. Val Kilmer plays Jon, a robber who has just pulled off a major heist. For reasons that I never fully understood he has to hang out in a park, conduct his business via pay phones, and simply hang tight until he can unload what he has stolen back to the person that he stole it from....

I Am Legend, starring Will Smith, tells the story of the last human man in a world of vampires. But how did the world get to be that way? According to Comic Book Resources, we will have an opportunity to answer that very question in a graphic novel to be put out by DC Comics Vertigo imprint. The graphic novel will draw upon such creative talents as comic artist Bill Sienkiewicz, screenwriter Mark Protosevich and award-winning science fiction author, Orson Scott Card....

The Silmarillion is different from J.R.R. Tolkien’s other works of literature, as it does not follow one group or journey but is instead a collection of myths about how the world, people, and cultures became how they are in the tales of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien published this book after The Lord of the Rings as a lore and myth-based novel to show how everything from his fantasy world became how it was....

Approaching its fifth consecutive summer win, while pacing to take the third quarter, USA Network today announced that it has picked up season two of the original series Covert Affairs starring Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly, Beverly Hills Chihuahua), Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty, Jake 2.0), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes, It’s a Wonderful Afterlife), Peter Gallagher (The O.C., American Beauty), Kari Matchett (Invasion) and Anne Dudek (House, Mad Men). Covert Affairs currently airs as the #1 cable show on Tuesdays at 10/9c and is shot on location in Toronto....

Warner Bros. TV’s planned series adaptation of The Lost Boys for The CW is going through a major overhaul behind the scenes, as a new pilot is slated to be shot with an almost entirely new cast. Previously, a pilot for the show had been filmed, which was presented to the network back in May. However, The CW was left unimpressed with what they saw, leading to Warner Bros. giving it another go with a different cast of characters....

Mark Herman will direct his own screenplay on The Boy In The Striped Pajamas for Miramax. It’s based on Irish writer John Boyne’s best-selling novel of innocence existing within the most terrible evil. Production Weekly adds the fictional tale os about two young boys caught up in events entirely beyond their control in Berlin 1942, when Bruno returns home from school one day; he discovers his belongings are being packed in crates....

Doctor Who star David Tennant will play real-life serial killer Dennis Nilsen in the upcoming ITV drama series Des. A photo of Tennant in character as the sadistic psychopath has also been released, and he bears an unsettling resemblance to the notorious criminal. A three-part miniseries, Des is based on material from Brian Masters’ true crime book Killing for Company. The series is being developed by Luke Neal and Lewis Arnold, with Neal set to script the first two episodes with Kelly Jones writing the third....

Dennis Hopper is in final talks to star in the indie suspense thriller, Dolan’s Cadillac. The film is based on one of Stephen King’s most suspenseful short stories. Hopper will play James Dolan, Las Vegas’ most ruthless and untouchable mob boss. Production Weekly adds the dark and riveting revenge tale is about Las Vegas middle school science teacher Tom Robinson whose beloved wife Francey witnesses an execution in the desert and is then targeted for death by the mobster who committed it, notorious Vegas crimelord Jimmy Dolan....

Producer Mace Neufield was on hand at the press conference for the upcoming film Invictus and he also spoke his new Untitled Jack Ryan Project as well. He revealed that, “We pick him up while he’s on Wall Street,” and while Neufield wouldn’t go into specifics on the film’s story, he did have more to say about the film and the series in general. Neufield revealed that Hossein Amini wrote the script with Adam Cozad in the midst of a rewrite....

The set of Netflix’s new limited series Devil in Ohio isn’t the first time actress Emily Deschanel has crossed paths with executive producer Daria Polatin. Previously, the two attended the Boston University College of Fine Arts, where they both studied theatre. Though they lost contact over the years, they did keep tabs on each’s work. For instance, Deschanel bought the book Polatin wrote, which was what was adapted into the show....

Talk of a sequel to Tim Burton-produced The Nightmare Before Christmas has been on the radar for some time now, and the advent of Disney+ has seemingly made it even more of a possibility. The stop-motion animation was thought to be too scary by Disney when it was first released, so was released via Touchstone Pictures rather than under the Disney banner. However, over the years that has changed, with the movie now being a full part of the Disney family and one of the most popular festive favorites of many....

Deadpool 3 screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have officially confirmed that the film will retain adult content that includes foul language, violence, and vulgarity, just like the previous two installments. Though Deadpool has always been a foul-mouthed merc, it’s a big call for Deadpool 3, which this time is under production at Disney’s Marvel Studios. After Marvel Studios took over the Deadpool film series and X-Men, fans and followers were confused if the studio would incorporate Deadpool with his foul mouth into its more children-friendly franchise....

Donny and Marie Osmond have had long careers in the entertainment business and they keep getting stronger. On April 11 they will host the 2008 Miss USA Pageant from Las Vegas, where just a year ago the entire family reunited for a concert to celebrate the family’s 50 years in the industry. Donny and Marie have hosted pageants in the past. Marie points out that she doesn’t see pageants as solely beauty contests....

Everyone’s favorite role-playing game is back on the silver screen! What Stranger Things has done for Kate Bush and Metallica – both of whom have seen massive spikes in their popularity after having their music featured on the hit Netflix show – it has arguably also done for Dungeons and Dragons. The legendary role-playing board game captivated generations of children and teens in the 1980s and 1990s. Following a ten-year hiatus in the franchise, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is due to hit theaters next March, and a sneak preview of the trailer was screened at last month’s Comic-Con....

We reported on Friday that The Incredible Hulk star Edward Norton would not be reprising his role as Bruce Banner/Hulk in the superhero ensemble film The Avengers. Earlier today, Norton responded to the situation by posting a note on his official Facebook page, which you can see in its entirety below. The statement comes after Marvel’s Kevin Feige confirmed to Hitfix, the site that broke the original story, that they would not bring back Norton for The Avengers with the statement below:...

Every single episode of The Golden Girls is coming to Disney+ in 2021. During a Disney+ press event to promote the launch of the international service Star on Wednesday, several announcements were made about the House of Mouse’s plans for the streamer. With Disney+ eventually set to serve as the “exclusive streaming home” for Disney’s iconic catalog, licensing deals will start flipping over to the streamer as it continues to grow its base of nearly 100 million subscribers....

In November last year, Mel Gibson revealed that Lethal Weapon 5 will enter the production stage sometime in 2022. The 66-year-old actor made the big announcement with mixed feelings after the death of his long-time friend and director of the Lethal Weapon franchise, Richard Donner. After Richard’s passing in July 2021, Mel is set to both star and direct the upcoming action film. In the event dubbed ‘An Experience with’ that happened on Nov....

A good friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have. The same thing used to happen, at least up until recently, with movies about women friendships. In fact, it wasn’t that common to see on the silver screen the portrayal of these necessary bonds, and the roles they play in our lives, keeping us company through the good times and the bad. It was, however, much more common to see women as rivals, fighting for a job position or a love interest, such as Andy Sachs and Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada....